Distribution Supervisor; Swing

Company Description

Foster Farms has been serving families since 1939. Since the founding days, Foster Farms has always been committed to providing consumers with the highest-quality, best-tasting poultry products available. Our commitment to excellence, honesty, quality, service, and our valued team members will shine through in everything we do.

$69,400 to $82,285 per year

Foster Farms is always looking for talented individuals to join the Foster Farms team. We offer the experience of a large organization, but operate like a family business. More than half of our job openings are filled by internal promotion, and we encourage team members to gain a variety of experiences across different functional groups.

• Responsible for Distribution department(s) and for meeting department and company goals and standards on quality, yield, productivity cost and safety.
• Responsible for the development and training of lead persons and employees, working within the guidelines of the Employee Handbook and company policies.
• Report to Superintendent on all exceptions in regards to productivity, downtime, quality, yield, cost and safety.
• Responsible for monitoring standards and indexes needed to control area of responsibility.
• Administer to ensure that safety orientations and safety meetings are held as required to keep frequency and severity to a minimum.
• Participates at department meetings in the planning processes and to the testing and development of techniques/processes.

• BS or BA in business management or equivalent work experience (five to ten years) in the food processing industry.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate verbally and in writing and must have strong interpersonal skills.
• Good mathematical background to be able to perform calculations on yield, productivity, time cards, reports, etc.
• Able to evaluate forepersons fairly and objectively; strong human resource skills.
• Growth potential to assume more responsibility.
• Able to stand for prolonged periods of time on a concrete/metal grate floor.